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Scenario

How to explain divorce to a child who sees intact families everywhere

My ex takes our seven-year-old to his girlfriend's house every other weekend and our daughter comes home asking why mommy and daddy can't all live together like Sarah's family does.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A parent struggles with helping their child understand family dissolution while the child witnesses other stable family structures.

Your guide for this
Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Co-parenting after separation?”

Peri

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